Julien Dunkley (born 20 December 1975) is a

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athlete who specialises in sprint events. He first began competing for Jamaica internationally in 2001. At the

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he won the

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over the

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in a time of 10.35 seconds behind

Kim Collins Kim Collins (born 5 April 1976) is a former track and field sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on five occasions, from 1996 to 2016, an ...

. He was selected to compete at the

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, forming part of the men's relay team. However, the team including Dwight Thomas, Christopher Williams and Ricardo Williams finished last in their heat. Dunkley began studying at

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in the

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. At the age of 28 he won the 60 metres dash at the

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in 2003, beating Pierre Browne with a university record of 6.54 seconds. This was also the college's first NCAA victory for the

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men's track and field team. However, he was stripped of his title soon after as he was ruled ineligible as a student-athlete (although the specific reason for the disqualification was not disclosed). He turned professional that year and began training with sprint coach

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, who also trained

Justin Gatlin Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, th ...

Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford (born January 14, 1978) is a retired American sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. In the 200 meter sprint, Crawford won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer ...

and

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among others. He improved his 100 m personal best to 10.09 seconds in

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that August.Dunkley, Julien

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. Retrieved on 2010-09-13. Later that month he ran at the

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, and aided the Jamaican team into the final. He was replaced by

Asafa Powell Asafa Powell, CD (born 23 November 1982) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consisten ...

for the final race but the team did not finish the race. After low-key 2006 and 2007 seasons, he re-emerged in 2008 with a new personal best of 10.07 seconds in Provo, Utah. At the 2008

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relay team, what would have been his first Olympic competition. However, his test from the championships came back positive for the

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thus he was dropped from the squad and received a two-year ban from the sport for the

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violation.Kessel, Anna (2009-07-24)
IAAF confirms five Jamaican athletes have tested positive for drugs
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''. Retrieved on 2010-09-13.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunkley, Julien 1975 births Living people Doping cases in athletics Jamaican male sprinters East Carolina University alumni Jamaican sportspeople in doping cases Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games

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